MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
05/04/2112
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
GAME ID: 956 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 4TH , 2112 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (16-11) 0 0 5 0 1 3 0 0 1 10 10 0
Colorado Rockies (11-14) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 2
Rays Strike Down Rockies, 10-1
Tampa Bay Rays starter Alex Norton had all his pitches working at Colorado Field. His stellar performance paved the way for an easy 10-1 Tampa Bay win over the Colorado Rockies. The win lifts Tampa Bay to a record of 16-11.

Tampa Bay used a clutch at-bat from Alex Santiago to capture the win. The catcher hammered a grand slam home run in the top of the third inning to put the Rays ahead, 5-0. It was his lone hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"We can't expect to win," said Colorado manager Trevor Taka, "when we play like that."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grimm CF 6 1 1 0 0 2 6 .283 2 9
R. Rubio DH 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .292 6 16
   a-A. Molina DH 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .364 0 1
R. Builes 3B 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 .278 3 11
D. Lamle LF 5 1 1 1 0 3 3 .253 6 20
D. Wimmer 1B 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 .253 0 10
C. Newman RF 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 .261 4 15
A. Santiago C 3 1 1 4 1 0 2 .220 2 10
   b-F. Clayton PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .179 1 5
D. Van den Bussche SS 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .220 3 16
R. Pace 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .136 0 1
Totals 38 10 10 10 6 11 22      
a - A. Molina inserted as DH in the 3rd
b - F. Clayton pinch hit for A. Santiago in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Pace (6, 3rd Inning off J. Lee, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Molina (1, 8th Inning off E. Marte, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Builes (4, 6th Inning off J. Lee, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Santiago (2, 3rd Inning off R. Velazquez, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Grimm , R. Rubio , A. Molina 3 , R. Builes 3 , D. Lamle , C. Newman , A. Santiago 4 , D. Van den Bussche , R. Pace 2
2-out RBI: D. Van den Bussche
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Grimm 3 , D. Lamle 2
Sac Fly: D. Van den Bussche
Hit by Pitch: D. Van den Bussche
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Builes (12) , C. Newman (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Van den Bussche-Pace-Wimmer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Torres LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204 3 9
H. Cabedo CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .240 4 18
D. Lindblom 1B 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 .292 6 14
T. Parrish DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .248 3 12
J. Mendenhall 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314 1 5
B. Schoenberg 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234 4 13
J. Hall RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315 4 16
   a-I. Mason PH, RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .500 1 2
W. Montelongo SS 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 .344 3 7
M. Duncan C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .214 0 1
Totals 31 1 5 1 3 7 8      
a - I. Mason pinch hit for J. Hall in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Mason (3, 7th Inning off A. Norton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Schoenberg , I. Mason 2 , W. Montelongo 3
2-out RBI: W. Montelongo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hall
GIDP: M. Duncan
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Schoenberg (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Mendenhall (2) , W. Montelongo (3)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Norton W (3-0) 7.0 5 1 1 2 4 0 102 3.45   
K. Albert 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 29 0.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Norton 65
Batters Faced: A. Norton 27, K. Albert 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Norton 13-3, K. Albert 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Norton 102-63, K. Albert 29-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Velazquez L (0-3) 2.1 4 5 5 4 5 1 70 8.69   
J. Lee 4.2 4 4 3 1 5 0 62 6.29   
E. Marte 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 40 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Velazquez 26
Batters Faced: R. Velazquez 16, J. Lee 20, E. Marte 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Velazquez 2-0, J. Lee 2-7, E. Marte 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Velazquez 70-39, J. Lee 62-42, E. Marte 40-26
Hit Batsmen: R. Velazquez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Norton
Ballpark: Colorado Field
Weather: Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 30428
Special Notes: LF Ricardo Rubio was injured while running the bases. Rain delay of 24 minutes in the 4th inning.
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